LOUISIANA - Entergy Louisiana recently completed a $100 million project to increase the resilience and reliability of the electric system, including upgrading or expanding five substations.

While new transmission equipment was installed as part of the West Monroe Reliability Improvement project, portions of the existing, local transmission system (which sends power to the distribution system and, ultimately, homes and businesses), were upgraded, Entergy said in a press release.

Major components of the West Monroe Reliability Improvement project included:

• Upgrading four transmission lines to 230kV
• Construction of a new three-mile 230kV transmission line
• Upgrading or expanding five substations

"The completion of the West Monroe Reliability Improvement project marks another milestone in modernizing the electric system in north Louisiana," said Phillip May, Entergy Louisiana president and CEO. "We are confident this significant infrastructure upgrade will not only support existing customers and businesses and new ones looking to call the region home, but also the delivery of affordable, reliable and clean power now and into the future."

Entergy Louisiana is a subsidiary of Entergy Corporation, an integrated energy company engaged in electric power production, transmission and retail distribution operations. Entergy delivers electricity to 3 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy's power generating fleet has a capacity of approximately 30,000 MW, including 7,000 MW of nuclear power.

Source: Entergy